20a Crossing Gate / Watchman's Tower
by Brad Brailsford
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20a Crossing Gate / Watchman's Tower
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Brad Brailsford
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In the days before automation in the railroad industry, busy crossings were manually guarded by a staffed "Watchman's Tower" and manually triggered pneumatic gates. This was a critical position, human error or inattention could trigger catastrophic results.
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October 19th, 2020
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